Trade journal marketing is something that should come naturally to every organization. Your company has something every journal editor is eager to get their hands on: knowledgeable experts. The journals in your industry offer great opportunities to market your business. The following tips help you use these valuable resources to your maximum advantage.Become a SourceLet trade journal editors know your company leadership is here to...more
Many entrepreneurs today are finding themselves with more time on their hands than money. Without money, the normal mainstream marketing that you did before the economy went south is probably no longer an option. So how do you get around this problem and still market your business? The answer? Kick it old school-go back to basics! Let me share an example with you... I enjoy watching a show on Bravo (aside from Top Chef) called...more
With the sudden surge in the success of multilevel marketing online as well as offline, people have started talking about it and have wondered how they can take this opportunity to make big bucks. With so many people working from their homes by doing this business, they have started to contact each other and discuss best practices and weaknesses through MLM business forums.What is a business forum? A forum is done online by people who share the same interest or undertaking. The forum is the venue where they can share ideas and thoughts with great chances of getting a reaction from those in the same business. In order to create a forum, a webmaster creates the site where other people in the business could regularly visit.How do you use MLM business forums to your advantage? The following are the different advantages of being a frequent visitor to a site that offers forums that focus on your specific field. In your case, this would be multilevel marketing in the online world. Keep reading and find out how you can use this to build your business and get the chance to earn big.1. Meet people who are in the same boat as you. In these forums, you are able to build connections that...more
Are you looking for a new way to market your business? One that has withstood the test of time? One word: Storytelling. Recently BusinessWeek, featured an article on the importance of using Storytelling for customer interest. Need to kick it up a notch? Check out storytelling with sand animation or "Sand Art."Sand Story is a fresh and...more
Attraction Marketing can help you build your business faster and with more stability in ANY PROGRAM. Attraction marketing is promoting a product or service in such a way that causes potential customers or prospects to want to hear about what you have to offer. In direct sales, it typically refers to promoting yourself as an expert,...more
Marketing in a RecessionWith the network marketing business as well as other home based business systems having to deal with highly competitive markets both due to over saturation and the current economic crisis, developing a smoking hot brand can be extremely tough. However, with the right marketing strategy in recession, your business can be poised to take over the market share while others make cut backs.BrandingNo, I don't mean like with red-hot irons, ouch. I mean your business brand, how you set yourself apart from your competition. Your business' brand attributes are emotional or functional associations made by your leads and customers. Brand attributes can be positive or negative and always has a huge impact on your overall sales growth. While others may be ignoring this marketing strategy in recession, I think it's one of the single most important elements for success.Five Must-Have Brand AttributesInspire - Does your brand inspire its customers or leads? If not you're likely wasting your marketing dollars. Without a brand that grabs the attention and imagination of its potential customers it has no chance of surviving. Determine what your brand can provide...more
As an entrepreneur, you will need unlimited energy, tunnel vision and free time. Sometimes, even when you have all of this, your business does not succeed. Your business may become a financial nightmare and thus you will need to have...more
Provide exceptional customer support. Everybody often promises to provide it, although few ever genuinely give it. Request that every single one of the workers supplies a good experience each instance. This certainly will require a lot...more
Doubtlessly, if you have a business, you will have dealt with clients over the phone. How much you do this depends on the nature of your business, but it is unquestionable that all businesses need a good phone system to help them on their way to...more
Your business cards would not serve its purpose well if you do not hand them out to clients and colleagues. You may have the greatest business cards but if you merely display or keep them, they are rendered useless. Truly, to...more
Business process outsourcing used to be exclusivelyimplemented by manufacturing firms but today, evenservice-oriented firms have been benefiting from them.Business process outsourcing or BPO refers toactivities or functions that are...more
However good you may be with money, there may be times in life when you just need a little extra. This may be during the Christmas holidays to buy your loved one that present they have been looking at for a while, a much needed holiday...more